Identification card

Held by

Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)

Dates

[Prior to 1944] (indexed as 1944)

Level

item

Extent

Identification card : Paper : Printed, Handwritten : Ink : Yellow, Red, Black, White ; Ht: 6,5 in. x W: 4 in.

Scope & content

1 page, double-sided. Document is the first page of identification card issued to Jews in German-occupied Krakow. Document numbered 21889, issued to Ruchel Leie Freylich, née Bácker ?. Small b&w photograph of cardholder affixed at center right of recto with a grommet. Space for 2 fingerprints on left of photo, left blank. Signature directly underneath. On verso, document indicates that she was born on May 23, 1913 and is of Polish nationality. City of birth and occupation are illegible. Cardholder was married. Space for listing children under 14 years old is blank. Narrative: No additional information is known about the holder of this identity card. Krakow was occupied by Germany in the first week of September, 1939. By March 1941, more than 55 000 Jews had been expelled from the city, and the remaining 15 000 to 20 000 Jewish residents were concentrated in the closed ghetto. By the end of 1943, the vast majority of them were murdered: either deported to Bel?ec, dead from starvation or illness, or shot in the ghetto. After Liberation, less than 5 000 Jews resurfaced in Krakow.

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STADT KRAKAUKennkarte Nr.21889Karta rozpoznawcza Nrfür den Juden – die Jüdin (dla żyda – żydówka)Familienname:Freylichnazwisko:Bei Ehefrauen Geburtsname:przy mężatkach nazwisko panieńskie:Vorname:imię:Rinchel LeieZeigefinger (palec wskazujący)linker lewyrechter prawyRachel Leie FreylichEigenhändige Unterschrift (podpis własnoręczny):Besondere Kennzeichen (Znaki szczególne):für die Stadt KrakauDie Kennkarte ist nur gültig, wenn sie die zeitlich richtigen Gültigkeitsbestätigungen auf Seite 4, bzw. 6 enthält.Karta rozpoznawcza jest tylko wówczas ważna, jeżeli czasowo obowiązujące potwierdzenia ważności na str. 4 względ. 6 zawiera.für den Juden- die Jüdin (dla żyda- żydówki)Ruchel LeieRuchel Leie FreylichBesondere Kennzeichen (Znaki szczególowe):Read automatically; may contain mistakes.

Language

German

Harvested

2026-10-19T03:21:16Z · source datestamp n/a · andornot

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